The second wave of Corona is wreaking havoc in the national capital Delhi. Delhi sees 24,638 fresh Covid-19 positive cases on Wednesday, while 249 people succumbed to the virus in the UT.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has set a big example of how the country should work together in the time of crisis by keeping politics aside. CM Naveen Patnaik has come forward to help other states who are facing a shortage of medical oxygen. Patnaik has spoken to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and assured all possible help from his side to overcome the lack of oxygen.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that the Delhi government is making efforts to bring oxygen by air from Odisha. Kejriwal said by tweeting,
Recd a call from Sh Naveen Patnaik ji. He has assured complete support to Delhi in facilitating lifting of Delhis quota of oxygen from Orissa. He has put a spl officer on the job.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 22, 2021
Thank u sooo much Sir. Delhi is indeed grateful.
The second wave of Corona is wreaking havoc in Odisha. Delhi on Wednesday reported 24,638 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, which pushed the national capital`s caseload to 9,30,179. Meanwhile, 249 fatalities in the same period took the city-state`s death toll to 12,887.
Ministry of Home Affairs has said that the supply of industrial oxygen will be stopped till the next order. However, some special categories have been exempted.
The order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that there should not be any obstruction in the inter-state movement of medical oxygen.
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